Senior Semiconductor Equipment Engineer

Entangled Future; Netherlands; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

8% holiday allowance

Pension plan with partner coverage

Hybrid work setup

L&D budget for personal growth

Team events and offsites

Job summary

QuantWare in Delft seeks a Senior Semiconductor Equipment Engineer to lead end-to-end installations, commission new capacity, and drive production readiness. You will own maintenance, documentation, and improvements across complex high-vacuum systems in a fast-paced hardware team.

You will mentor colleagues, define standards, and coordinate with suppliers to ensure robust, safe, and scalable equipment performance for a growing manufacturing footprint.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with semiconductor manufacturing equipment.
• Experience with installation, commissioning, maintenance, troubleshooting and qualification.
• Experience with high-vacuum systems such as PVD, CVD.
• Ability to independently troubleshoot complex equipment problems.

Responsibilities

• Take end-to-end technical ownership of new equipment installations, from requirements review and facility readiness through FAT, incoming inspection, installation, IQ/OQ, qualification, and handover to production.
• Bring new cleanroom and manufacturing capacity online, coordinate equipment moves, installations, facility hookups, OEM activities, commissioning, and production readiness.
• Develop and improve preventive and predictive maintenance strategies, spare-parts plans, service requirements, equipment documentation, and reliability improvement programs.
• Resolve equipment failures through systematic troubleshooting and root-cause analysis; implement permanent corrective actions and share lessons learned.
• Act as a technical reference for other equipment engineers and technicians; support and mentor colleagues, review work, and help establish engineering standards.
• Coordinate closely with equipment manufacturers, field service engineers, contractors, and suppliers; challenge proposals and ensure actions and deliverables are completed.
• Ensure equipment requirements for electrical power, gases, vacuum, exhaust, cooling water, chilled water, chemicals, cryogenics, and other utilities are clearly defined and implemented.
• Establish and improve installation procedures, maintenance standards, checklists, troubleshooting guides, equipment specifications, acceptance criteria, and engineering change practices.
• Use equipment performance data and maintenance records to improve uptime, safety, and cost of ownership.

Skills

Semiconductor equipment

Installation & commissioning

Maintenance

Troubleshooting

High vacuum systems

Documentation

Project coordination

Tools

PVD

CVD

Job description

Senior Semiconductor Equipment Engineer at QuantWare, Delft. A senior-level full time position in the Operations team, listed under hardware engineering.

You are able to take a complex piece of equipment from arrival to stable production with a high degree of independence. You anticipate installation and facility risks before they become blockers, resolve technical problems methodically, build strong relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders, and leave behind reliable equipment, clear documentation, and better engineering standards for the team.

What We Offer

At QuantWare, you’ll be part of a high-performing team of world-class experts in an ambitious, fast-moving environment. From day one, you’ll have the trust, tools, and support to do your best work. Here’s what you can expect: Competitive salary - A salary that reflects the impact and importance of the role (and of course 8% holiday allowance) Pension that’s built to last - A generous and future-proof pension plan that includes partner and dependent coverage. Flexibility built on trust - We focus on outcomes. Work flexibly, in a hybrid setup, with an open vacation policy that lets you manage your time Personal growth - We invest in your L&D, with a budget available to each team member, dependent on their individual ambitions, development needs, and performance A connected team - We make space to celebrate wins together, with team events, offsites, and spontaneous moments that bring us closer

Responsibilities

• Take end-to-end technical ownership of new equipment installations, from requirements review and facility readiness through FAT, incoming inspection,installation, IQ/OQ, qualification, and handover to production.
• Play a key role in bringing new cleanroom and manufacturing capacity online, coordinating equipment moves, installations, facility hookups, OEM activities, commissioning, and production readiness.
• Develop and improve preventive and predictive maintenance strategies, spare-parts plans, service requirements, equipment documentation, and reliability improvement programs.
• Resolve equipment failures through systematic troubleshooting and root-cause analysis. Implement permanent corrective actions and ensure lessons learned are captured and shared.
• Act as a technical reference for other equipment engineers and technicians. Support and mentor colleagues, review technical work, and help establish strong engineering standards across the equipment organization.
• Coordinate closely with equipment manufacturers, field service engineers, contractors, and suppliers. Challenge technical proposals where necessary and ensure actions, documentation, and deliverables are completed.
• Ensure equipment requirements for electrical power, process gases, vacuum, exhaust, cooling water, chilled water, chemicals, cryogenics, and other utilities are clearly defined and correctly implemented.
• Establish and continuously improve installation procedures, maintenance standards, checklists, troubleshooting guides, equipment specifications, acceptance criteria, and engineering change practices.
• Use equipment performance data, failure history, maintenance records, and operational feedback to improve uptime, maintainability, safety, and cost of ownership.

Requirements

• Significant hands‑on experience with semiconductor, nanofabrication, or similarly complex manufacturing equipment.
• Strong experience with installation, commissioning, maintenance, troubleshooting, and qualification of production equipment.
• Extensive experience with high‑vacuum systems such as PVD, CVD.
• Good understanding of equipment utilities and facility interfaces including electrical power, gases, vacuum, exhaust, cooling systems, and chemical services.
• Demonstrated ability to independently troubleshoot complex electrical, mechanical, vacuum, pneumatic, control, and process‑related equipment problems.
• Experience with FAT, SAT, IQ/OQ, equipment acceptance, and production qualification is highly desirable.
• Strong planning, coordination, and documentation skills.
• Structured and analytical approach to problem solving and root‑cause analysis.
• Able to take ownership of multiple technical projects and priorities in parallel.
• Comfortable working in a fast‑moving environment where processes and infrastructure are still being built.

Nice to Have

• Experience with plasma etching, PVD, CVD, ALD, lithography, wet processing, or
• vacuum deposition systems.
• Knowledge of industrial controls, sensors, MFCs, pumps, RF systems, robotics, and
• equipment automation.
• Experience with equipment data, CMMS, MES, SECS/GEM, FDC, or equipment
• monitoring systems.